>>FWIW, Tom was not a fan of mine because he thought he had a chance for anything other than friendship. One day, if I have the time, I'll tell you the story of our first meeting at WhilFest 2007 on St. Patricks Day. To say the least, it took quite some time for Tom to become a fan of mine <g>...
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>Hi Marcia -- you probably meant WhilFest 1997, not 2007. Tom died in 2002.
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>~~Bonnie

Wow, it's been that long? I remember seeing the announcement on the FoxForum. The thread title was "Tom Piper" and that was all. I thought, please no, but it was. He was a prince among men.